good morning, friends! i love a good candle this time of year. they make my home smell so good and feel so very cozy. i’ve really been into cinnamon this year {remember my framed pine cones?}. so here’s another nod to my cinnamon craze this winter…

2. put a small dab of hot glue on a cinnamon stick and place on the candle. {the hot glue is NOT a permanent adhesive, its just going to hold the cinnamon stick to the candle temporarily so that you can embellish it. once the candle is burning, the hot glue will melt.}*recommend using a high temp hot glue gun for this project. but handle with care! you may need your finger prints someday. haha*

3. hot glue the cinnamon sticks to the candle. they will vary in height and width.

4. 1 package of cinnamon sticks went around my 4″ diameter candle, but depending on your cinnamon sticks and your candle’s diameter, you may need a second bundle.

5. cut a strip of burlap {tip on how to cut burlap straight is below} to 1.5″ wide by 18″ long {adjust as needed for the diameter of your candle + cinnamon sticks} and hot glue the burlap in place so that it holds cinnamon sticks together tightly.

How to Cut Burlap Straight

to cut burlap straight, pull one strand of burlap all the way out. this will create a line straight across for you to cut along. this gives you a nice straight line and helps prevent some of the shedding that burlap is so famous for. {not all of it, but some of it :) click here for more Burlap Tips and tricks.

have fun embellishing your candle. add some fun colors or keep it simple. either way, makes a great looking candle! these make lovely gifts that smell amazing :)

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I would love to know where you get your burlap. I have been working on burlap wreaths this week and mine looks more hairy than what you have here. It also has really large gaps in the weave. I’d prefer something with higher quality if I can get it.

How does the candle hold up if you light it regularly? Or would you say this is purely for looks and not intended to be lit? Just wondering how the cinnamon sticks stay attached to the candle since you said the glue melts and isn’t a true adhesive.

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I have tried to do the cinnamon candles your way rather than the Hobbycraft way of putting in the microwave , I even went out and bought a heat gun, but the cinnamon sticks wont hold they just keep falling off before I get to the next one, I am not putting enough glue on do you think ?

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